Common Ground 2010

4th International Biennial Parks Leadership Conference

24 to 26 August 2010 - Sydney, Australia

Parks Leaders from around the world came together at Luna Park in Sydney, to discuss a number of critical emerging issues facing parks managers. Delegates spent 3 days discussing how we can work together more effectively, finding "common ground" with each other and with new partners, to achive healthy and sustainable parks into the future.

You can view a confence program by Clicking here, or you can view individual presentations and the conference evaluation by clicking on the documents below.

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Learnings from previous conferences (a):
1. Australian Protected Areas Congress 2008


Penny Figgis, Vice Chair for Oceania, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas & Parks Forum Trustee:


Learnings from previous conferences (b):
2. International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress


Mark Stone, Chief Executive, Parks Victoria:


3. Partnerships for parks management: a global challenge


Carol Ritchie, Director, EUROPARC:



4. Stakeholder management and insights into the international politics of climate change

Jean Palutikof, Director of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Faculty, Griffith University:



5. Who moved my magic pudding? A perspective on global conservation politics

Peter Bridgewater, Chair of UK and International Joint Nature Conservation Committee & Parks Forum Trustee:



6. Common Ground in practice: case studies Tidbinbilla and Conservation Volunteers Australia Volunteer Interpreter Program

Russel Watkinson, Director, Parks Conservation and Lands, ACT:



7. Joint Management of Parks in the Northern Territory: Finding Common Ground


Graham Phelps Executive Director, Parks & Wildlife, N.T.



8. A model of co-operative regional linkages for urban parks


Barbara Tulipane, CEO, National Recreation and Park Association USA:


9. Partnerships and building community engagement

Greg Moore, Executive Director, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy:


10.  Feedback from Young Leaders Forum

Young Leader representatives:

11.  Life after the GFC: The impact of financial and economic change on community assets

Michael Peters, Business Lecturer School of Business Law and Taxation, Australian School of Business, University of NSW:





12.  Winning hearts and minds: building community support for parks and conservation: three perspectives.


Sally Barnes, Head of Parks, NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water:





Carol Mills, Director General, Communities NSW:




Kevin O'Connor, General Manager, Research & Development, NZ Department of Conservation:

13. Indigenous partnerships in protected area management: an NZ perspective:

Sir Tumu te Heu Heu, Ariki of Ngati Tuwharetoa in Taupo/Turangi region, past Chairman of the World Heritage Committee. Sponsored by NZ Department of Conservation:
14. Building sustainable funding models for parks


Shaun Dawson, Chief Executive, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, UK. Sponsored by Western Sydney Parklands Trust

15. Sustaining quality parks and green space in the face of population growth and urban development

Tony McCormick Principal, Sustainable Futures, Hassell
16. Common Ground: partnerships for marine parks


Andrew Skeat, General Manager, Marine Park Management, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
17. Developing the parks brand for a new generation


Ian McFarlane, Strategic marketer responsible for 100% Pure New Zealand, Very Gold Coast Very GC & So where the bloody hell are you?
18. Marketing and advertising strategies for future parks


Bob Pritchard, International Marketer of the Year 1999, marketing & business consultant
19. Conference outcomes

Neil McCarthy, Chair, Parks Forum




COMMON GROUND CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE

Parks Forum





PARKS FORUM CONFERENCE EVALUATION 2010

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The Basin Kuringai Chase NP, image courtesy DECCW NSW